It's my understanding that the builders warranty does not begin until the project is completed properly. A stage which was never achieved. If the repair was successful the warranty would start over from the repair date not the original date of install. You paid to have a usable shower and did not receive one. This needs to be ripped out to the studs (probably water damaged) and start from square one. Consult a legal adviser. This really has gone on long enough.

I would be reaching out to wring his neck.

Have a lawyer reach out.

Well, that marble curb did come in handy. Good thing they changed that out! Seriously, though, do you have a contractor's licensing board in your area? This hack needs to be put out of business.

Is this builder still building in your area? I would call him up Monday morning and nicely tell him that if he doesn't compensate you for what it will cost to rebuild your shower, you'll be letting the local building inspector come and view your home, the insurance company and you'll be checking with your attorney.

Looks like drywall mud. Basic joint compound. Good grief.

LK, are you in CT?

Drywall compound or mastic, both are completely unacceptable. What Cpartist said. I'm quite sure his insurance agent will be very interested

Required. Look under my projects for Schluter Kerdi Before & After

LK, have you had any further developments with this? Any word from your "builder" (using that term extremely loosely here)?

Schluter and the NTCA will be able to help you find a qualified contractor

Your local building inspector should be viewing this as cpartist mentioned. You will have a written report & the builder will have a difficult time pulling permits. Schluter will send a rep to inspect this for you and your insurance co. is also a good idea. Three phone calls the facts are documented. You want this for legal purposes. ("The folks on the Houzz forum said" ) will not hold up in court. Time to do what needs to be done.

This is so overwhelming!! Not something that you would expect from a home that is only 1 1/2 years old :(

I just reached out to Schluter to see what assistance they could provide!

Let's see ! Who doesn't love a good car crash ?

"Let's see ! Who doesn't love a good car crash ?"

The owner of the car?

But as a bystander...more pics! lol

If there was a version of "The Walking Dead" for showers, this installation would be in the pilot episode. Mastic, mold, everything turning to mush, it has it all.

When you can demo a shower with the leverage of your thumbnail?

from the picture in my last post of the half wall - it looks like they used the left over as the 2 inch overlap at the top of the wall...

I'm interested to here peoples' replies about the recent pictures. Is mortar the correct product to use on a Schulter/Kerdi board?

I'm definitely not a pro by any means, but I am currently doing the Schluter membrane myself. I was looking at the picture of the half wall, with the tiles already installed on the top. Where the half wall meets the shower wall, it's not waterproofed yet. And you cant waterproof with a 2 inch seam AFTER the tiles are already in. Also, around the curb, there are no corner seams installed, at the top or bottom of the curb.

Unfortunately, it looks like that is where they went wrong, and its every corner that is failing. Disappointing since it was such an avoidable mistake. I can guarantee you one thing though, they won't make that mistake again!

@mark_rachel. You need to go to Schluter's web site and watch an installation video. This thread will only show you what not to do and create confusion. For instance there is not any Kerdi board in this shower. Always go directly to the manufacturer first for specifics. There is no better source.

Just some updates - a gentleman from Schluter was out yesterday and took a lot of pictures, asked a lot of questions and will be sending all his findings up to corporate for them to analyze. The builder finally contacted us and will be out in a few days to look at what is left of the shower - the saga continues :)

Thanks for the update. Let us know what happens !

The meeting went well - the builder seems open to potentially reimbursing us for the upgraded shower - they gave us a list of things to compile to send over to them, I hope they will work with us through this!

One of the things you should present them is a quote from a professional tile shop to properly remove & replace the shower. The quote you give them will be much higher than what they offer you but you will now have a factual point to begin negotiating from. Best of luck.

Thank you! They did ask us to provide 3 quotes - fortunately for us we already have 2 in the works, just need one more.

Be sure all are NTCA members and warranty their work. See our warranty below.

I love it!

What a saga you have been through. So sorry but so glad you finally are nearing a resolution.

Your local building inspector should have some influence, whether to grant permits, take legal action... Sharing Schluter's report the your county,city or town inspector would be beneficial.

Finally! We heard from the builder and they are going to reimburse us for the cost to demo and rebuild the shower. Thank goodness...

lol I swear this shower is cursed...we brought in a new team (not affiliated with the builder) to remodel our whole bathroom (install new floor, new fixtures, re-install shower and tub)...and what do you know the contractor installed our paper faced tiles backwards...it is literally a comedy show at this point - we stopped him in his tracks he will not be returning and will be reimbursing us for the tiles and the sub par tile job all over and the remainder of work that is still to be completed - told us, well this is our best work, so with us this is what you get...so onto a new contractor...

Woohoo!! That's good news! Well hopefully you can get some good knowledgable people in there. Get references & check them! Get someone that specializes in showers. Good luck!

Wow....just wow. I just read this whole thread and my face hurts from wincing the whole time.

it is pretty amazing though - the shower will be re-built for the 4th time in 2 years...said no one ever

Still after all this and now again dealing with amatuers there is not a peep nor mention of a Flood test? what has been learn(ed) thru this thread?

best of luck to- LK

Ill say it for you........thank you to Tile professionals....John Whipple (RIP), Creative tile, Cabot and Rowe, some longtime houzzers and GW'ers Mongot, Jelly, cpartist etc etc. LOL

yes - thank you to everyone who stuck with this for the 2 year debacle :)

Thank you for the update. It is always nice to see the happy resolutions after the agonizing issue. Looks beautiful.

Wow! It looks great & im glad it's finally over for you.